Primeira Liga News

23 Feb 2016 : Starlets of the future shine; no let-up from the Big Three - www.portugoal.net
With a greater or lesser degree of difficulty Benfica, FC Porto and Sporting won their weekend games to leave the top of the Primeira Liga table unchanged with 11 games remaining. -
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Benfica,
Boavista Porto,
Sporting Lisboa,
Primeira Liga

05 Feb 2016 : News wrap: Carrillo signs for Benfica, Luisao KO, Cup semi-final 1st legs - www.portugoal.net
Porto with one foot in Jamor/With European play to resume shortly and crunch Primeira Liga games (Benfica-Porto Sporting-Benfica) to look forward to within the next month the Portuguese season is entering a pivotal period. -
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Benfica,
Porto,
Primeira Liga,
Sporting Lisboa

29 Jan 2016 : The curious case of Giannelli Imbula - www.portugoal.net
After joining FC Porto last summer with a healthy reputation and a substantial transfer fee to match, few would have expected Giannelli Imbula's time in Portugal to have unfolded quite as it has done so far. -
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Topics:
Porto,
Portugal,
Sporting Lisboa,
Primeira Liga

27 Jan 2016 : Portugal's best hope for a quality striker: André Silva - www.portugoal.net
The striker position has been a contentious issue for the Seleçao and its fans over the last several years. -
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Topics:
Portugal,
Porto,
Primeira Liga

19 Jan 2016 : Where to next for FC Porto? - www.portugoal.net
It has now been almost a fortnight since Julen Lopetegui and his former employers, FC Porto, went their separate ways, but we are still none the wiser as to who will take managerial control at the Estádio do Dragao. -
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Topics:
Porto,
Sporting Lisboa,
Benfica,
Primeira Liga

24 Dec 2015 : Profile of Porto prodigy Rúben Neves - www.portugoal.net
In a short period of time, Rúben Neves has emerged from FC Porto's youth academy to become one of the global game's most prodigious talents. -
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Topics:
Porto,
Primeira Liga,
Portugal,
Cristian Tello

03 Dec 2015 : Sporting's most exciting duo of wingers since Ronaldo Quaresma - www.portugoal.net
In 2002, two outrageously talented young wingers took their first steps in senior football for Portuguese champions Sporting. -
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Topics:
Sporting Lisboa,
Primeira Liga

28 May 2015 : Magic in Madeira - www.portugoal.net
Football fans in Madeira will have an abundance of top-flight football to watch in the 2015/16 campaign right on their doorstep. -
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Topics:
Portugal,
Primeira Liga

22 May 2015 : Five talents from Portugal who can earn a big-money move this summer - www.portugoal.net
The Primeira Liga season ends tomorrow, but interest in the Portuguese game will only intensify over the coming months. -
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Topics:
Portugal,
Primeira Liga

18 May 2015 : Ten reasons why Benfica won the league - www.portugoal.net
Benfica yesterday won the Primeira Liga for the 34th time in their history, in so doing securing back-to-back titles for the first time since 1982/83 and 1983/84. -
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Topics:
Benfica,
Primeira Liga

03 Apr 2015 : Can Porto keep the pressure on Benfica? - www.portugoal.net
After 26 matches of the Portuguese Primeira Liga season, Porto refuse to give up the chase on the pace-setters all season, Benfica. -
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Topics:
Porto,
Benfica,
Primeira Liga

26 Feb 2015 : Where next for Nani? - www.portugoal.net
Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha - or Nani for his shorter, simpler to remember name, has enjoyed a resurgence in form and confidence since his loan move from parent club, Manchester United to his former team, Sporting, as part of the deal that sent defender Marcos Rojo to Old Trafford. -
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Topics:
Sporting Lisboa,
Gil Vicente,
Primeira Liga

02 Feb 2015 : Quaresma special graces Porto thrashing of Paços - www.portugoal.net
Benfica and Sporting win ahead of Lisbon derby/After last week's thrills and spills and surprise results in the Primeira Liga, it was back to "business as usual" as the Big Three clocked up comfortable wins to leave the top of the table unchanged. -
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Topics:
Boavista Porto,
Benfica,
Sporting Lisboa,
Primeira Liga

23 Jan 2015 : Portuguese podcast 91: How come Benfica are top? - www.portugoal.net
In PortuGOAL podcast 91 we ask how have Benfica managed to stay top of the Primeira Liga despite selling player after player, and how crucial is it for Porto to overtake their arch rivals before the finishing line. -
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Topics:
Benfica,
Primeira Liga,
Porto,
Sporting Lisboa

27 Nov 2014 : Taking stock: five Primeira Liga talking points - www.portugoal.net
Club football in Portugal always throws up more than its fair share of unpredictable events, excitement and topics for discussion, and the 2014/15 season has been no different. -
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Topics:
Primeira Liga,
Portugal

27 Oct 2014 : Three points separate top four as Braga beat Benfica - www.portugoal.net
Porto, Vitória Guimaraes Sporting all edge closer to Benfica Eight weeks into the season and the 2014/15 Primeira Liga title race has got the makings of a classic. -
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Topics:
Braga,
Benfica,
Porto,
Sporting Lisboa